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===== JW Yada Yada Tremolo, version 2 =====

//JW Yada Yada Tremolo// positions tremolo articulations automatically, and (if needed) extends stems to work with the tremolo markings.
==== Background ====

The original version of JW Yada Yada Tremolo was a plug-in I wrote as a really quick fix for the positioning problems with tremolos in Finale. Now a few years later, Finale 25 added an important feature for plug-in developers, which provides much easier and more accurate layout for the purpose on tremolo editing.

Version 2 of JW Yada Yada Tremolo is only available for Finale 25 and later versions, and it's a complete rewrite and redesign of the plug-in. The old version (for 32-bit Finale versions) of the plug-in is still available as a legacy version download.

(And yes, the "Yada Yada" is a Seinfeld reference.)
==== Version 2 compared to Version 1 ====

In version 1 of the plug-in, everything was hard-coded to a number of fonts. The plug-in handled everything automatically, without any options to control the tremolo positioning.

In version 2, any music font that contains a tremolo can be supported (including Unicode/SMuFL fonts, such as November 2). The user now has a number of ways to control the positioning.

==== How to install the plug-in ====

General installation instructions are found on the [[Download and installation]] page.

==== Font Requirements ====

The requirements for a font to get correctly positioned tremolos are:
  - The font must be installed on the running computer. (Standard Finale notation fonts are correctly installed by default.)
  - If the font is a legacy notation font (such as Maestro, that can only containing a maximum of 256 symbols), the font name must be correctly listed in the macfonts.txt configuration file. (Standard Finale notation fonts are configured correctly by default.)
  - The font must be added in the user interface for the plug-in, in the //JW Yada Yada Tremolo Settings// window.
  - The font must have a correctly defined FAN (font annotation) file in Finale.

Positioning of the tremolos are based on the boundary box for the tremolo glyphs in the font annotation file. The most common music notation font are already included in the plug-in's settings by default.

**IMPORTANT!** The plug-in will __only__ process articulations that are set to //Always on Stem Side// in the articulation definition. The //Always Place Outside Staff// must also be OFF for the tremolo articulation.

=== FAN or no FAN? ===

Here's a simple test to see if the FAN information for the tremolo is correctly set in Finale:
  - Zoom in on a tremolo articulation in Finale
  - Using the //Selection Tool// in Finale, click on the tremolo articulation to select it. 

If the rectangle that appears around the tremolo follows the true boundaries of the tremolo, the FAN information is correct.
==== How to use the Plug-in ====

To run the plug-in (to change the positioning of the tremolo markings):
 - Select a region in the document that contains tremolo markings.
 - Select //JW Yada Yada Tremolo// in the //Plug-ins// menu.

To change the plug-in's options, select //JW Yada Yada Tremolo Settings...// in the //Plug-ins// menu.

==== JW Yada Yada Tremolo Settings ====

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This window is modeless, so you can have it open at all times if needed.

The //Verify...// button will perform a number of tests on active items in the tremolo font list. This is a useful tool to detect configuration errors before applying the plug-in on a region. It will do the following tasks:
  * Check if the font exists on the system.
  * Check if the glyphs seem to have the correct FAN information. (This test is very basic.)
  * Check that the legacy fonts are also included in Finale's //macsymbols.txt// file.
  * Check that the fonts defined as user-defined mapped font have tremolo symbols added.

The //Close// button will close the window without saving any settings.
The //Apply// button will apply the current settings to the plug-in, but it will not close the window.
The //OK// button will both apply the current settings to the plug-in and close the window.
==== Tremolo Font Options ====

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==== Size Info ====

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==== Known Issues ====

These are the known limitations in the latest version of the plug-in. I will try to fix these issues in future plug-in updates:
  * Flags that use a different positioning system than Finale's "standard fonts" will cause incorrect tremolo placement. (Bravura flags will cause this to happen.)
  * Percussion notation is currently not supported.
  * The plug-in is quite slow at the moment. Just use it on the regions where you want to change the tremolos.
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